Food fight Friday, April 09, 2004 The Jell-O is starting to fly in Columbia. It all started when the governor got upset that the legislature was loading down an economic development bill with a bunch of pork barrel amendments. (Now that's never happened before.) He threatened to sue the legislature for violating the state constitution. (Dumb Move Number 1.) The legislature told him, in turn, to go pound some sand. Realizing that his agenda for the state was effectively dead without some measure of cooperation, the governor has backed off his threat. In the meantime, a state legislator taped a closed door session that the governor was having with 40 House Republicans. During the session, the governor was asked whether he had decided to hold a press conference announcing that he would be suing the legislature. The governor indicated that he had not decided. One problem. The governor apparently did not tell his staff. During the meeting, legislators started getting e-mails announcing a press conference. (Dumb Move Number 2) The governor subsequently accused a legislator, Mark Tripp, for the taping. "Certainly what he did was absolutely in my book unethical", fumed the governor in Charleston last week. Read more. (By the way, if you are curious about Jello-O, visit the Jell-O museum web site.) posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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